August 2020 Hospital Community Benefit Report Due

Dear Hospital Partners,

House Bill (HB) 19-1320, regarding Hospital Community Benefit Accountability, requires certain hospitals to convene a public meeting at least once a year to seek feedback regarding the hospital's community benefit activities and report back to the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (the Department) on community benefits, costs and shortfalls from the preceding year.

The first report is due on Sept. 1, 2020. All reports should be submitted to hcpf_hospitalcommunity@state.co.us. We have posted the following documents to the Hospital Community Benefit Accountability webpage to assist with the reporting for this program:

Program Guidance
Report Template
Modified Reporting Requirements
Schedule H Crosswalk

Below is the modified timeline that reflects the delay of the report due date:

Sept. 1, 2020 - Hospitals submit report of activities to the Department.

Sept. 15, 2020 - Department sends request for clarification to hospitals or notice of submission acceptance.

Oct. 1, 2020 - Hospitals respond to the Department request for clarification.

Oct. 15, 2020 - Department sends final response to hospitals.

Jan. 15, 2021 - Department submits a summary report to the General Assembly and the submitted reports are made available on the public web page.

Please direct any questions to Nancy Dolson or Cynthia Miley.

Thank you,

Nancy Dolson

Special Financing Division Director

About the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing: The Department administers Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus and other programs for Coloradans who qualify. For more information about the department, please visit Colorado.gov/hcpf.

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